16By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?


In Context

13 |Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

14 How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

15 |Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

18 A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

Matthew 7:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16From their fruits ye shall know them; do men gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?